Game apparatus



July 14, 1925. 1,546,109

C. H. ROOF GAME APPARATUS Filed May 23'. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented July 14, 1925.

inane CLARENCE Ensor, or CAMD'EN, NEW annsnr.

GAME APPARATUS.

Application filed May 23, 1924. Serial No. 715,475.

To all; whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CLAnnNon H. Boor, a citizen of the United States, residing at Camden, in the county of Camden and State of New Jersey, have'inventedl certain new and useful Improvements in Game Apparatus, of which the following is a specifica-tion.

My invention relates to game apparatus and its object is to provide apparatus with which various games may be played which will be interesting to the old as well as the young contestants and spectators, which may be played by the skilled and unskilled, and which require a high degree of skill to master them. f

rlhese objects,'and other advantageous ends which will be described hereinafter, l attain in the following manner, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which Figure l is a perspective view of an element which forms a part of my game 'apparatus,

Figure 2 a perspective view of another element which forms a part of my game apparatus,

Figure 3 a perspective view similar to Figure 1, illustrating one step of the game,

Figure 4 a view similar to Figure 3 illustrating another step,

Figure 5 a View similar to Figure l illustrating a third step, and

Figure 6 a perspective view of a modified form of the element shown in Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings, l indicates a support having a surface 2 marked for scoring as shown at 3. rlhe score marks 3 are preferably equally spaced 1n an annular series. A pin or hook 4 projects from support l above the center of the series of score marks. A member 5, preferably of rubber in the form of a disk ring, has pointed notches 6 in its inner edge which provide converging faces 7 adapted to engage pin 4 and guide member 5 so that it rests on the pin in a score indicating position as shown in Figure 3. l/Vhen a ring 5 is pitched so that any one of the notches 6 catches on pin 4 an aperture 8 in ring 5 will encircle one of the score-marks 3 on the support so that it is visible through the aperture as shown in Figure 3 and thus indicate the score the contestant is to rece'ive. Any number of these rings 5 may be used, preferably two for each contestant.

Each ring 5 is marked for scoring as shown at 9 to correspond with the positions of the score-marks 3 on the support. When a. second ring 5 is pitched onto pin 4 as shown in Figure 4 its aperture S will encircle a score-mark 9 on the first ring and thus indicate the number of points the contestant is `to receive for pitching the second ring. i

The general principle of playing all games with my apparatus is te pitch rings onto pin 4 so that it catches in one of the notches 6 or aperturesv 8. Y The rules forv playing one of vario-us games may be as follows: Each contestant will pitch two rings onto pin 4 from a suitable distance. If the first contestant pitches a ring 5 so that one of the notches catches on pin 4, Aone of the scoremarks 3 on the support will Vbe registered by aperture 8. This scoremark, as shown in Figure 3, is 2 and indicates that thel contestant is to receive 2 points. If aperture 8 catches over pin 4 as shown in Figure 5, the contestant receives l0 points. The second contestant then pitches a ring 5. If it catches on pin 4,

vas shown in Figure v4, a score-mark 9 on the first ring will be registered by aperture 8 in the second ring and the contestant pitching this ring receives three points. After the contestants have pitched their rings they are removed from pin 4 and pitched over again. This pitching is continued until a contestant receives a certainr score.

The scoring marks may be arranged on rings 5 and support 1 in any manner. As shown in Figure 6, the number of pointed notches 6 in member 5? are increased to correspond with the number of score marks 9a and an aperture 8a.

If desired, the above rule may be changed by substituting a score-mark for aperture 8 and bringing the points of notches 6 under each score-mark. The notch catching on pin 4 would indicate that the score-mark above it is the number of points the contestant receives. If desired the ten points under pin 4 may be eliminated and the game played so that when a ring catches as sho-wn in Figure 5 the contestant receives a multiple of the points indicated by the previously pitched ring.

It is apparent that the rules for playing games may be varied and the score-marks with the pointed notches arranged to suit taking a particular form, itivillbe under-V the rules Without departing from the principle of the game.

t Y Whlel haveY described myA nvntiQnas stood that the various parts may be changed Without departing from the spirit thereof, and hence l do not limit myself to the precise construction set forth, but consider that I am at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly come Within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. Game apparatus including a support; means projecting from the support, and a member marked for scoring and provided With means adapted to engage the aforesaid means to guide and hold the member in score indicating position.

2. Game apparatus including a support; means projecting` from the support, and a member marked for scoring and provided with converging faces adapted to engage said means to guide and hold the member in score indicating position.

3. .Game apparatus including a support; means projecting from the support, and a member marked for scoring and provided with notches adapted to engage said means to guide and hold the member in score indicating position.

4L. Game apparatus including a support; meansprojecting from the support; a ring marked for scoring and provided With notches in its inner edge adapted to engage said means to guide and hold the member in score indicating position.

5. Game apparatus including a support; means projecting from the support, and a member having an opening and converging surfaces leading from the opening adapted to engage said means to guide and hold the member in score indicating position.

G. Game apparatus including a support marked for scoring; means projecting from the support, and a member having an opening, converging surfaces leading from the opening adapted to engage said, means to guide and hold the member 1n score indi- Qetinssisstolt Yand en Yaperture forresis-Y Y.

marked for scoring; means projecting from the support, and a member marked for scoring to correspond With the positions of the marks on the support and having an opening, converging surfaces leading from the opening adapted to engage said Vmeans to guide and hold the member in score indicating position, and an aperture for registering a scoresinark on the support.

9. Game apparatus including a support marked for scoring; a pin projecting fi om the support; a ring having notches in its inner edge adapted to engage the pin to guide and hold the ring in score indicating position and provided with means for registering a score mark on the support.

10. Game apparatus including a support marked for scoring; a pin projecting from the support; a ring marked for scoring to correspond with the positions of the marks on the support and having notchesv inpits inner edge adapted to engage the, pin to guide and hold the ring in score indicating position and an aperture for registering a score mark on the support, and a like ring for registering a score-mark on the'first named ring.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of tWo subscribing witnesses.

, CLARENCE H. ROOF.

Witnesses:

ELIZABETH GARBE, CHAs. E. Po'r'rs. 

